FOX4 5h ago
Opening statements began Thursday morning in the murder trial of a Frisco ISD student accused of fatally stabbing another student at a track meet.Karmelo Anthony, 18, faces a murder charge in the death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. Police said Anthony and Metcalf got into an argument over seating in the stadium stands on April 2, 2025, which escalated when Anthony stabbed Metcalf in the chest with a pocketknife.The trial is expected to last approximately two weeks. If convicted, Anthony faces a maximum sentence of five to 99 years or life in prison.Live Updates: Karmelo Anthony Trial1 p.m. Video testimonyFollowing the lunch break, the same witness returned to the stand to talk about how he used a magnification filter to zero in on the people of interest and a spotlight filter with increased brightness on it. 11:45 a.m. Lunch breakCourt was dismissed for a 45-minute lunch break.Outside the courthouse, protestors on both sides of the case seemed to be getting rowdy. A Collin County cons
FOX4 1d ago
Potential jurors returned to Collin County on Wednesday as the high-profile Karmelo Anthony murder trial begins to take shape.Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the 2025 stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track meet. Police said Anthony and Metcalf got into an argument over seating in the stands, which escalated when Anthony stabbed Metcalf in the chest with a pocketknife.Jury SeatedAfter meeting with the attorneys on Wednesday afternoon, Judge John Roach excused the first 150 jurors.During the second round of strikes, the defense raised an issue over three potential jurors that the prosecution chose to strike. The defense argued that they were Black females and "similarly situated" as another white female that the prosecution did not strike.Prosecutors clarified that the three women were struck for a non-racial reason. All three listed their occupations as educators, and it seems the prosecution does not want educators on the jury because the alleged
DO 5h ago
Opening arguments in the murder trial begin on Thursday, but the discourse and contentiousness has long since started.
